Law Enforcement

Interim Baltimore Police Commissioner Kevin Davis announced a reorganization of the department in an email to police Saturday night, formally promoting or moving 28 people into new roles and undoing some changes made by his predecessor Anthony W. Batts. "These promotions and the streamlined organizational structure are designed to maximize the effectiveness of the Department in achieving our mission of driving down violent crime and building strong partnerships with Baltimore's citizens," Davis wrote in the email obtained by the Sun. Davis went back to the department's traditional structure of having two deputy commissioners, one overseeing operations and the other...

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